"LAND OF GIANTS" WINNER OF THE BSA

In June of this year, the male and female pylon figures won one of the Boston Society of Architects Unbuilt Architecture Awards. The project was initially submitted for a 2008 competition held by the Icelandic power transmission company, Landsnet, in conjunction with the Association of Icelandic Architects. The submitted design consisted of a single male pylon figure as shown in the images.

The Icelandic jury awarded the design an honourable mention. At the award ceremony, Landsnet asked Choi and Shine to submit the design of the female pylon figure, which was shown as a sketch on the competition board. Landsnet expressed interest in building the male and female pylon figures as functioning monuments at the gateway to Reykjavik. Perhaps due to Iceland's unfortunate economic crisis, the pylon figures have not (yet) been constructed. A patent was granted for the design submitted to the Iceland competition.